Iphone in a crane game?

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Do they really have Iphones in crane games? Stolen phone?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/3121520814.html

Hello craigslist i have a iphone 4s 32gb brand new in box never used black color i won it in a game at the arcade but i already have a iphone so i decide to sale it i want 325 for it but i'll take 300 thank you

NO EMAIL

call me at 510 512-4369 my name is obaid
 
The arcade here has a game called stack it (or something like that) that has iPads and ps3s in it. There are some other games with similar big ticket items. Near impossible to win tho. I'm sure that's what he meant, a crane would be to easy.
 
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The arcade here has a game called stack it (or something like that) that has iPads and ps3s in it. There are some other games with similar big ticket items. Near impossible to win tho. I'm sure that's what he meant, a crane would be to easy.

Depends on the crane,i can set mine to pick up every hundred,two hundred,a thounsand times etc.
 
Those stacker games or string cutters might have them. They have PS3's and everything. Ops can put a million dollars in those things since they are rigged not to let the person win until certain dollar amounts have been met.
 
Wow, didn't know there were operator settings on crane games. How does it work?

I think, depending on the machine, you can choose the frequency at which the claw will actually hold onto something tightly enough to drag it up, over and into the drop area.

You can choose claw strength and frequency of a 'win'.

You can win at claw games by simply sitting back and counting how many people play before a win. Lets say you count 5 plays until a win...Well, then you know that you need to let 4 people cut in front of you! :)
 
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I always wondered if by law they had to post the odds of winning, or at least tell you if you asked.
 
You'd have a better chance of picking up the bubonic plague from the last guy who touched the control stick than an iPhone out of that thing.... :rolleyes:
 
Wow, didn't know there were operator settings on crane games. How does it work?
It's basically already been said, but I know some have settings to 'pay out' a certain percentage of the time. So like if you had it set to pay out 10% of the time, then every tenth play, the claw would be "stronger." From what I've seen in mine, I can only adjust the strength of the claw in general. I cannot tell it to be stronger 1 in X plays or anything.

I always wondered if by law they had to post the odds of winning, or at least tell you if you asked.
I'm fairly certain that the law varies from state to state, and they determine how many times the game must pay out. Someone in the industry would know better than me, though.

Decent reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_Crane#Machine_configuration_and_chances_of_winning
 
I think, depending on the machine, you can choose the frequency at which the claw will actually hold onto something tightly enough to drag it up, over and into the drop area.

You can choose claw strength and frequency of a 'win'.

You can win at claw games by simply sitting back and counting how many people play before a win. Lets say you count 5 plays until a win...Well, then you know that you need to let 4 people cut in front of you! :)

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I feel violated.

I wasted so much money on cranes BITD....
 
Most of the stacker games and string cutting games around here have high end electronics in them.

There's a game calle ROAD TRIP that's a wheel spinning game that has small prizes and large prizes in the local Wal-Mart. Here's a youtube vid of one... it has a Garmin GPS in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSXsfktweUM
 
There are many videos on YouTube with Stacker 'skipping' the block allowing you to win a prize - basically it is impossible for you to win as the square never lights up.

Here is one for example:
 
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I have a newer machine,i will look at the manual tonight and let yall know exactly how mine works.
 
I have several types of cranes.

On most of the newer Chinese made cranes, there are 3 claw strengths. The first is the strength of the claw when it closes and comes up, the second is the strength of the claw as it travels back to the prize chute. The third strength adjustment is for the "bonus" which can be set 1 out of X number of plays, and the strength is usually set much stronger than the others.

Auto-percentaging cranes decide when to grab stronger based on the pay out settings desired, and are calculated by the price to play and average price of the prizes, set by the operator. For example, the average prize cost is $2.00, and the machine is set at $.50 per play. 1 win in 12 plays would yield the "magic 33% payout". If the player fails to pick up the prize in the 12th play, machines may award another strong grab shortly after until the prize is won, to maintain the 33% payout set by the operator.

In addition, there are physical claw adjustments on all machines, including claw prong shape, gap when open, and "loose collar slop"(adjusting top collar on solenoid). On auto-percentaging machines, the claw is rarely adjusted physically, since software has full control of prize pick up.
 
Somehow I always knew that all those crane machines were rigged(if the op could adjust the claw in any way). I'm somewhat surprised to hear that something like Stacker that appears to be a skill game is also super-rigged...
 
No, not rigged.

All games that payout prizes, lighthouse, stacker, cranes, etc. have OPERATOR ADJUSTABLE PAYOUT

;)

Besides, how would we make money if someone could win every time?
 
No, not rigged.

All games that payout prizes, lighthouse, stacker, cranes, etc. have OPERATOR ADJUSTABLE PAYOUT

;)

Besides, how would we make money if someone could win every time?

Yes rigged. There is a long thread on here about it and some states are looking into legislation against these games. If you advertise the game as a game of "skill", yet have the game "operator adjusted" so that even a person with perfect skill cannot win until a certain number of plays...that is rigged. The point should be that a person wouldn't be skillfull enough to win everytime, not that it isn't physically possible to do so.
 
I once had an older one that had no op adjustments in it,i think too much product was being won and ops were losing money so they "fixed" it now.
 
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